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Question Thinking about the time when you were 16 years old, compared with American families in general then, would you say your family income was–far below average, below average, average, above average, or far above average? (PROBE: Just your best guess.)
Values
1far below average2below average3average4above average5far above average7lived in institutionNA(d)don't know /NA(i)iap /NA(j)I don't have a job /NA(m)dk, na, iap /NA(n)no answer /NA(p)not imputable /NA(r)refused /NA(s)skipped on web /NA(u)uncodeable /NA(x)not available in this release /NA(y)not available in this year /NA(z)see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| year | ballots | availability |
| 1972 | -/-/- | full |
| 1973 | -/-/- | full |
| 1974 | -/-/- | full |
| 1975 | -/-/- | full |
| 1976 | -/-/- | full |
| 1977 | -/-/- | full |
| 1978 | -/-/- | full |
| 1980 | -/-/- | full |
| 1982 | -/-/- | full |
| 1983 | -/-/- | full |
| 1984 | -/-/- | full |
| 1985 | -/-/- | full |
| 1986 | -/-/- | full |
| 1987 | -/-/- | full |
| 1988 | A/B/C | full |
| 1989 | A/B/C | full |
| 1990 | A/B/C | full |
| 1991 | A/B/C | full |
| 1993 | A/B/C | full |
| 1994 | A/B/C | full |
| 2002 | A/B/C | full |
| 2004 | A/B/C | full |
| 2006 | A/B/C | full |
| 2008 | A/B/C | full |
| 2010 | A/B/C | full |
| 2012 | A/B/C | full |
| 2014 | A/B/C | full |
| 2016 | A/B/C | full |
| 2018 | A/B/C | full |
| 2021 | A/B/C | full |
| 2022 | A/B/C | full |
| 2024 | A/B/C | full |
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